Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1322

Chapter 1322: Chapter 1317: Reneging

"It’s alright. Although you weren’t by my side during childbirth, once the world is at peace, you can stay with the child and me every day to make it up to the three of us." Bai Qingyan said with a smile.

Xiao Rongyan moved a few steps closer to Bai Qingyan, bent over to touch his forehead to hers, and said earnestly, "Once the world is at peace, I will stay with Kid and the child every day. If I break this vow, let heaven strike me down with lightning, leaving me without a burial place!"

The smile in Bai Qingyan’s eyes deepened, and she stood on tiptoe to place a kiss on the corner of Xiao Rongyan’s lips. She whispered, "I’m planning to leave you, the Regent Prince of Yan, as a hostage in Dadu City. Along with the as-yet-unnanointed Prince Murong Ping... and Great General Xie Xun, all left in Zhou, to persuade the Zhou court officials to accept this gamble of national strategy which currently seems disadvantageous to us."

Xiao Rongyan was taken aback, and Bai Qingyan, noticing his expression, laughed softly. "This strategy of Yan... benefits Yan at the expense of Zhou. Do you honestly think Zhou would agree so readily? If I were to agree so straightforwardly, the court officials would doubt whether this Zhou Emperor has been enchanted by you, the Ninth Prince of Yan."

"You intend to use this opportunity to keep me in Zhou..." Xiao Rongyan tightened his hold on his daughter and lowered his gaze to the child cradled in their arms.

"Are you worried about Yan?" Bai Qingyan, aware of what Yan means to Xiao Rongyan, continued, "Or... worried about Murong Li?"

"I’m worried about Yan, and also about Ah Li!" Xiao Rongyan frowned deeply. "Yan is my mother’s legacy, entrusted to my elder brother before she passed. Before my brother passed, he entrusted it to me. As for Ah Li... if I’m not there, my sister-in-law alone holds sway, and though Ah Li is always dutiful, even with his early wisdom, he might find it hard to cope!"

"Besides, Kid... I very much want to have a contest with you, not on the battlefield, but in state affairs!" Xiao Rongyan added, gazing intently at Bai Qingyan. "Kid, before the world is at peace, I’m afraid I can only let you and the child down."

Originally, to be safe... the gamble between the two countries was supposed to be set for five years, but Xiao Rongyan was too eager to quickly stay by Bai Qingyan and the child’s side, so he set it for three years.

"I understand!" Bai Qingyan replied softly to Xiao Rongyan with a faint smile in her eyes, "But making this demand is simply to make things difficult for Yan, and for you, letting your sister-in-law know that even if you come to Zhou... it’s still very difficult to facilitate this gamble of nations!"

"Kid..." Xiao Rongyan’s eyes reddened slightly, knowing that both he and Kid understood how much Xiao Rongyan would be challenged in Zhou, and in the future, his sister-in-law... Empress Dowager Yan would trust him more, not hindering him much in handling state affairs in Yan.

Kid had actually thought this through for him long ago, and had already done it for him...

Proposing to hold him in Zhou, but Kid never truly intended to detain him there.

"However, as for Murong Ping and Xie Xun, I will definitely hold them in Zhou!" Bai Qingyan stated quietly, "I don’t trust your sister-in-law, fearing that at the time Yan loses, your sister-in-law might think Yan has already passed through the most difficult times and wants to fight to the death with our Zhou."

After nodding, Xiao Rongyan added, "Since Yan has put forth an envoy, to show sincerity... Zhou should also send an envoy!"

With a child in each of their arms, they stood facing each other in an intimate conversation of intense discussion but with different standpoints on the matters of diplomacy.

"Zhou can... offer Yunjing as a gesture of sincerity for agreeing to the gamble, but absolutely no envoy!" Bai Qingyan said seriously to Xiao Rongyan, "Yan, which we, Zhou, could swallow whole now, if we wanted, but since Yan has proposed a gamble of nations, to show sincerity and that there will be no backtracking in the future, surely Yan must send capable warrior envoys to our Zhou!"

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